Lot 3581

Sale 88 · Important Australian & World Coins, Medals & Banknotes, Dr John Chapman Collection

Description

Turkey, Ottoman Empire, Suleiman I ibn Selim (The Great and The Magnificent), (A.H. 926-974, A.D. 1520-1566), gold sultani (dinar), Sidra Qapsi mint (Libya), year 926, (A.1317, M.1254, [Å‣85], Artuk 1566-8). Weak in places, off centred obverse, slightly crinkled, otherwise very fine.

Suleiman I's reign marked the apogee of the Ottoman Empire which extended from Budapest to Mecca and from Mesopotamia to the borders of Morocco.

Estimate
$140
Result Status
Sold
Prices Realised
$90

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